16 Mind-Blowing Facts The Illuminati Don't Want You To Know

12. There Are Three Classes In The Order Of The Illuminati

In January 1782, the Illuminati in its original form published a three-tiered system of grades for the order.

This three-tiered system established a hierarchy within the organisation, and the classes were:

Class I - "The Nursery" (containing the Noviciate, the Minerval and Illuminatus minor). Class II - "The Masonic Grades" (this involved three "blue-lodge" sub-grades of Apprentice, Companion and Master). Class III - "The Mysteries" (lesser mysteries included Priest and Prince, while the greater mysteries included Mage and King).

Due to the fact there were sub-categories even within the individual classes of the organisation this meant that there was a clear hierarchy for the Illuminati. It begs the question, does such a hierarchy still remain in place to this day?

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